Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: MAES, MARS, MANS, MATS, MARE and MACS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 47 of the 56 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- MAZY18 points
- MAZE15 points
- MAXI13 points
- MACK12 points
- MACH11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (6 words), followed by I (5).
More 4 letter words starting with M
MA at other lengths
Questions
How many 4 letter words start with MA?
There are 56 4 letter words that start with MA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with MA?
MAZY, worth 18 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with MA make good guesses?
MAES, MARS and MANS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

